Aruba

Travelers arriving in Aruba by plane or boat can declare goods orally or in writing at the Customs Department (Departamento di Aduana) counter at the airport or harbor. A written declaration is always required for commercial goods, temporary export goods, and goods for which conditional exemption can be granted. Allowance background only (no separate submission act; goods above the allowances are declared and taxed): used personal goods brought temporarily to Aruba (e.g. clothing or a camera) are free of customs duties; passengers aged 16 or older are entitled to exemption from import and excise duties on passenger luggage — 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 50 cigarillos (each weighing not more than 3 grams) or 250 g of tobacco; 1 liter of spirits or 2.25 liters of wine or 3 liters of beer; and other goods up to a total invoice value of AWG 900 (raised from AWG 400 with effect from 1 April 2024). The exemption covers only goods for personal use, not for trade or use in a business or profession; the goods must be in the passenger's own possession, and exemption cannot be claimed for goods brought in as a group. Quantities or values above these maxima incur import and excise duties; certain goods are prohibited or require a permit (e.g. drones, medicines, plants, meat).